[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IT IS GAME OVER FOLLOWING SPECIAL COUNSEL TESTIMONY

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, today, the Democrats got their wish. 
Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified before not one but two House 
committees.
  I wonder if they would reconsider that in hindsight. I don't think it 
went as they had planned.
  Today's hearings only hammered home the simple fact we already knew. 
The special counsel did not find evidence to charge the President with 
a crime. Game over.
  Sadly, this was nothing more than political theater and a colossal 
waste of time. Democrats wanted reinforcement for their partisan witch 
hunt against the President. Didn't happen.
  If anything, today's testimony is only going to raise more questions 
as to why this entire investigation was even opened in the first place 
and why exculpatory evidence wasn't included in the report.
  After wasting 22 months, 25 million taxpayer dollars, and countless 
other resources, Americans deserve to know the truth about how this 
whole episode was fabricated and who is responsible.
  The Steele dossier, abuse of our intelligence agencies, DNC direct 
involvement? If Democrats would put as much effort in improving our 
country as they do into baseless attempts to impeach the President, we 
might just be able to get something done around here.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to move on from this disaster and 
get back to work for the American people.

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